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Broken pounamu chisel. The break is on the back of the blade. The cutting edge is remaining. The cross section is asymmetric due to the break. The surface is ground, with flaking on the break. On the proper left corner of the cutting edge there is the end of a sawing mark, which is then broken. The bevel is either broken off, or continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is curved and sharp, with some chipping.

Complete adze. Light grey stone. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground on the blade and bruised on the butt. Sides of the butt are slightly reduced. Bevel is continuous with the blade and concave. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly concave.

Complete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is ground with flake scar at top right. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Bevel is continuous on blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Unfinished broken bone comb, one half of proximal end remaining. Proximal edge is rounded. Remaining side has two perforations and a projection. Eleven unfinished teeth indicated by sawing marks, with distal end broken off.

Butt only. Projections at either side perforation - asymmetric and distal end serrated around outside. Skinner comments that shape of butt protuberances suggest animal form. Handle - oval in cross section with perforate form both front and back. Scratched Patu onewa fragment, butt and part of handle present. Drill perforation, no tau. Butt triangular with serrated edges. Handle split lengthwise.

Broken pounamu chisel, back of lower blade remaining. The cross section is asymmetric, due to the break. The front of the blade is flaked due to the break. The bevel is demarcated by a straight line. The cutting edge is straight and blunt.

Pendant made from an animal tooth, broken at the proximal end. Some drilling which make indicate a broken suspension hole.

Complete adze Cross-section of butt is round. Cross-section of blade is rectangular. Surface is largely ground on front, back, and sides. Some unground/bruised surface on front and sides of butt. Some flaking on proper left side of butt and blade. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Difference in surface texture may represent differentiation. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved. Some light chipping on anterior portion.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Dark green, light green. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, bruising on proper right of lower blade and poll. Sawing mark down proper right. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is straight and sharp, chipped. "Takahanga Domain, Kaikoura" written on front and back.

Broken adze (lower blade remaining). Pounamu. Dark green. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground, with some bruising on sides. Butt not present. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved. "Takahanga Domain Kaikoura" written on front.

Incomplete Not present Front of blade is ground and bruised to the sides. Back of blade is also ground with some areas being bruised. No differentiation between butt and blade. Butt/poll portion and bevel are not present. Appear to have broken off. Bevel is not present.

Incomplete Trapezoidal blade. Front of blade is mostly ground with minor flakes. Back of blade is also ground. No differentiation between butt and blade. Poll/butt portion is not present. Bevel is demarcated with line. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Incomplete Not present Front of blade is ground and flaked at portion where significant piece has broken off. Back of blade is ground. No differentiation between blade and butt. Only small piece of blade remains. Bevel is demarcated with a ridge. Cutting is sharp and straight.

Complete bone pendant. One intact suspension hole and one broken suspension hole at proximal end. Straight, coming to a point at the distal end.

Complete bone pendant. Straight with suspension hole at proximal end and filed to a point on sides of the distal end.

Broken bone pendant, proximal end remaining. Straight with suspension hole.

Broken needle, shaft and tip remaining. Distal end is sharp. Broken at proximal end.

Broken, straight fishhook point with the tip and upper point remaining. It has an upper, internal barb.

Complete, curved fishhook point with an upper, internal barb and lower, external notches.

Worked bone, possibly a toggle. Bone tube cut at both ends, but not smoothed. Perforation at one end. Cut marks at both ends. Cracks from end to end. Bone has been polished, with traces of white remaining, especially in the perforation.